AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios (MMRR) are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging, researchers have reported. Medicare reimbursement levels are set by individual states, and they vary across the U.S., The research included data from 4.9 Nuclear medicine 0.76

Medicare 203

Medicare X-ray Nuclear Medicine Imaging 203

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services started allowing this perk in 2020 amid the pandemic, but it is slated to go away by the end of 2024.

Medicare 288

Medicare Diagnostic Radiology IT 288

Radiology Business

JULY 31, 2023

The college issued a detailed breakdown of the 2024 MPFS Friday, offering insight into the “complex” formula for how much the specialty stands to lose.

Medicare 245

Medicare Diagnostic Radiology 245

Radiology Business

JUNE 4, 2023

The chasm between the two public payment programs has continued to grow since 2012, the Neiman Health Policy Institute reported recently.

Diagnostic Imaging 246

Diagnostic Imaging Medicare Diagnostic Imaging 246

AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2025

Radiology practices often participate in the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a change to remove that cap, which means that such measures will receive the full 10 points. The completeness criteria remain at 75%.

Medicare 191

Medicare Radiology Radiation Computed Tomography 191

AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2025

Flyrcado delivers higher diagnostic efficacy compared with standard SPECT MPI,GE said. GE HealthCare's launch coincides with the receipt of pass-through status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), effectiveApril 1st. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the injection in 2024.Flyrcadois

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Healthcare Medicare Radiopharmaceuticals 130

Radiology Business

JULY 13, 2023

Imaging advocates blasted the proposal shortly after its release, saying it's "unconscionable that radiology is again on the chopping block." "

Interventional Radiology 246

Interventional Radiology Medicare Radiology Diagnostic 246

AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Radiology administrators remain positive that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the third quarter of 2024. They're also very confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly.

Radiology 284

Radiology Interventional Radiology Medicare Diagnostic 284

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

Nuclear Medicine 305

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Imaging Medicare 305

AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024. They're also confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly.

Radiology 288

Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Hospital 288

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

diagnostic support technology uses AI to analyze CT scans, x-rays, and pathology slides, supporting clinicians in diagnosing medical conditions earlier and with better accuracy, improving clinical decision-making and patient outcomes. The funding will also fuel the companys production and continued growth in the U.K., Harrison.ai

X-ray 130

X-ray Medicare Diagnose IT 130

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on October 13 that it has lifted its coverage limit of one beta-amyloid PET scan per lifetime for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Medicare coverage decisions for amyloid PET scans will now be made by local Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).

Nuclear Medicine 290

Nuclear Medicine PET Scan Medicare Disease 290

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

In North America, PET MPI using rubidium-82 and N-13 ammonia radiotracers has gained prominence, with its growth driven by superior diagnostic accuracy compared to other imaging modalities and its potential for reducing radiation exposure to patients, the authors explained. the authors noted. the authors noted.

Medicare 299

Medicare Insurance Education Radiation 299

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

Medicare 130

Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

They also have very high confidence that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly, with a ranking similar to Q4 2024 results. Not sure what lies ahead with new government administration spending or reimbursement for Medicaid or Medicare. Our facility is on hold until the smoke clears for spending."

Interventional Radiology 130

Interventional Radiology Imaging Medicare Government 130

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) 2025 rule. ACR applauds this proposal as a big step forward toward providing Medicare patients access to a minimally invasive CRC screening tool that can detect pre-cancerous polyps and does not require anesthesia," it said.

Medicare 264

Medicare Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Radiation 264

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

The large differences between radiologists and nonradiologists in interpretation training could lead to differences in diagnostic accuracy." million office-based imaging claims for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022 that were ordered by nonradiologists. Ultrasound 52% Nuclear medicine 39.5%

Image Interpretation 147

Image Interpretation Imaging Nuclear Medicine Fluoroscopy 147

AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24) , we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024. This makes the Medicare payment rate 1.77% lower than it was in 2023, rather than the 3.37% cut that was contained in the 2024 MPFS Final Rule.

Medicare 279

Medicare Radiology Mammogram X-ray 279

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A 24-count federal grand jury indictment of more than $54 million in alleged Medicare fraud involves a Los Angeles-area radiology practice and several independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs). They are accused of laundering money they received from Medicare to buy $6 million in gold bars and coins, the DOJ said.

Medicare 189

Medicare Imaging Diagnostic Healthcare 189

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS.

Medicare 289

Medicare Radiology Quality and Compliance Hospital 289

AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Khunte and Singh suggested that this is due in part to radiologys reliance on advanced technology and IT infrastructure, growing demand, and favorable reimbursement rates for diagnostic imaging services. The latter includes 12% of all diagnostic radiologists and 6.7% The researchers evaluated imaging practice acquisitions in the U.S.

Radiology 130

Radiology Radiologist Medicare Diagnostic Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

After analyzing Medicare billing data from 2019 to 2024, researchers from NYU Langone Health in New York City found that radiologists have a lower national attrition rate than other healthcare providers. Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., Primary care physicians: 17.5%

Radiologist 279

Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 279

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. ASTRO also supports short-term relief established through the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would eliminate the looming 2.8%

Radiation Oncology 200

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Congress of the bipartisan Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2024 (MARCA). Last introduced in June 2021 as HR-3657 and companion SB-2641 , MARCA would amend Medicare reimbursement policy for radiologist assistants (RAs) to align reimbursement with state radiologist assistant licensure laws.

Medicare 186

Medicare Radiology Technologist Radiologist Medical Imaging 186

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

1, 2024 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a significant adjustment to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). However, under the previous reimbursement system, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals were bundled as “supplies,” limiting access in several ways.

Nuclear Medicine 97

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Diagnostic 97

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

Designed to inform radiology practice management decisions and optimize reimbursement strategies, the Payor Rate Transparency Monitor for Radiology provides visualizations of in-network contracted rates drawn from payer data reported under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' transparency in coverage final rule, according to XiFin.

Revenue Cycle Management 100

Revenue Cycle Management Radiology Healthcare Information Technology Medicare 100

Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:29 October 18, 2023 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will no longer require coverage with evidence development (CED) for beta-amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) dementia care use. ACR staff will continue to update members as further information is released.

Medicare 103

Medicare Diagnostic Patient Care Disease 103

Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 25, 2023

Noting that the Medicare conversion factor in 2024 could be lower than the rate in 1993, this author discusses three key issues that need to be addressed by government leaders in order to ensure equitable Medicare reimbursement for radiologists and other physicians.

Medicare 98

Medicare Government Radiologist 98

AuntMinnie

JUNE 7, 2024

Diagnostics. Diagnostics secured a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for the test, which allows it to be covered by Medicare, Keaveny said. Diagnostics readers -- who are mostly engineers -- the CT findings and are billed quarterly for the reports. In 2018 O.N. Physicians send O.N.

X-ray 264

X-ray Medicare Diagnostic Radiation 264

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Diagnostic radiology Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) with CT : New Category I code 75580 will replace Category III codes 0501T, 0502T, 0503T, and 0504T to describe noninvasive estimated coronary FFR derived from augmentative AI software analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) data. per procedure when billing globally, or $13.43

Radiology 278

Radiology Ultrasound Medicare Fluoroscopy 278

AuntMinnie

JULY 11, 2023

Pharmaceutical industry companies were involved in payments to diagnostic radiolog.

Diagnostic 100

Diagnostic Radiation Oncology Pharmaceutical Radiology 100

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

Lindquester and colleagues conducted an analysis of the volume of procedures commonly executed in interventional radiology by PAs and NPs via a study that included data from the Medicare Part B Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary Master File (PSPSMF) for 2010 and 2021. increase in volume for NPs and a 66.7% increase for PAs.

Medicare 214

Medicare Interventional Radiology Nursing Image Interpretation 214

AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MIPS, although they rarely reported radiology-relevant MIPS quality measures, instead tracking those relevant to other specialties, according to a research letter from the Harvey L. "Our In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S.

Radiologist 298

Radiologist Medicare Radiology Ultrasound 298

Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 28, 2024

While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.

Medicare 101

Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiologist Imaging 101

Radiology Business

APRIL 15, 2025

Arizona-based Southwest Diagnostic Imaging shared the breakthrough Monday, restoring access for patients covered by UHCs commercial and Medicare Advantage plans effective May 1.

Medicare 126

Medicare Diagnostic Imaging Radiology Diagnostic 126

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nuclear cardiologists could see significant reductions in Medicare reimbursements in 2025, according to a leading expert. Ultimately, there are “many unknowns” to be explored in the next few months – implications regarding the unknown cost of new diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, for instance – and the ASNC is in continuing talks with the CMS.

Nuclear Medicine 162

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Diagnostic 162

AuntMinnie

APRIL 22, 2024

For example, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is working with lawmakers to reintroduce the federal Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) in the current legislative session. Creating pressure, the U.S. For CT and MRI procedures where injected contrast media is ordered, ".

Radiology Technologist 264

Radiology Technologist Medicare Radiologist Basic Life Support 264